Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Apple, Netflix, Tesla's and Alphabet's

For Immediate ReleaseChicago, IL – December 16, 2025 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Apple AAPL, Netflix NFLX, Tesla’s TSLA and Alphabet’s GOOGL.Tesla Robotaxis: The "Slowly, Then All at Once" MomentAlthough rare, every few decades, a piece of technology drops that’s so significant and groundbreaking it completely changes the industry overnight. In real-time, these next-generation innovations seem unrealistic and impossible to grasp for consumers. However, in reality, once these innovations are proven, adoption soars, earnings grow, and stock prices soar. Examples include:· The Apple iPhone: In 2007, Steve Jobs famously unveiled the Apple iPhone. The iPhone combined an iPod, phone, and web browser into a single handheld device. Sales would grow from 47.4 million units in 2010 to 231.8 million units by 2023, making the iPhone Apple’s best-selling product and launching shares into the stratosphere.· ChatGPT: Although artificial intelligence had been around for years, OpenAI’s 2022 ChatGPT large language model (LLM) launch acted as proof of concept. ChatGPT gained more than one million users in five days and became the fastest-growing consumer app in history.· Netflix Streaming: In 2007, Netflix changed the way the world watched movies by launching its streaming service. Over the next three years, Netflix’s revenue would double to more than $2 billion.Tesla Robotaxi Spotted Without Safety DriverElon Musk has become the wealthiest person on Earth by predicting future technological trends and, more importantly, executing on them well ahead of the competition. Musk’s current ambition is to build the largest fleet of robotaxis on Earth. Thus far, Tesla’s launch of robotaxis and full self-driving has been plagued with doubts and delays.Earlier this year, Tesla launched its robotaxi in Austin, Texas. Due to regulatory concerns, scrutiny, and an abundance of caution, the launch has required a safety ride to be in the vehicle to intervene in the event the FSD technology malfunctions. However, last weekend, multiple Tesla Model Ys were spotted without a safety driver in Austin. Meanwhile, Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed that fully autonomous robotaxi testing has commenced.Tesla Robotaxi: Slowly, Then All at OnceWith more than 14 million robotaxi rides and more than 2,000 autonomous vehicles conducting rides in multiple U.S. cities, Alphabet’s Waymo robotaxi service is the early leader in the industry. However, Tesla is poised to catch up and surpass Waymo for three critical reasons:1. Robotaxi Cost & Margins: Because Google must purchase vehicles and outfit them with expensive LiDAR sensors, its costs are significantly higher than Tesla’s. Meanwhile, Tesla Robotaxis are built in-house and rely primarily on more inexpensive vision-only technology.2. Robotaxi Safety: Tesla’s unsupervised FSD reports far fewer crashes than human drivers and Waymo robotaxis.3. Robotaxi Scalability: Elon Musk has mentioned the potential to produce a million self-driving Tesla vehicles by the end of next year. For context, there are only about 2,000 Waymo vehicles on the road today.Bottom LineA fully autonomous Tesla was spotted in Austin, Texas, for the first time last weekend. Despite delays, Tesla’s robotaxi service has significant advantages over its competition. 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